THIS WAS A PRESSURE DOSED SYSTEM IN PEYTON CO, FOR COPPERLEAF HOMES. IT WAS A LARGE, 3 BED SYSTEM THAT HAD SEVERAL CONSTRAINTS: SPACE, SLOPE, AND TREES. ULTIMATELY WE FINISHED IT IN GREAT FORM. 1500 GALLON TANK TO A 500 HUNDRED GALLON PUMP TANK, TO A PRESSURE DOSED CHAMBERED BED SYSTEM WITH OVER 250 INFILTRATORS ON TOP OF 3′ OF C-33 SAND.
Design of system: Entech
Aggregate Supplier: Pioneer (C-33 Sand)
Plastic Supplier: Plastics Inc.
Tank Supplier: Plastics Inc.
County: El Paso
After a day of probing, and with the help of the plumber, we located the stub-out and dug the main-line, and installed the 1500 gallon tank.We installed the 500 gallon pump tank, with the SJE Rhombus alarm/pump control at the tank.We then routed the effluent line up a steep hill to the fields. This pic does not do it justice.Once again, the valves MUST be level for the system to work!From the valve box, we ran our 1st effluent line back down the hill to the 1st bed of chambers. We hung 2″ line in the tops of the chambers.Here is the 2nd pressurized bed.We like to run all of our clean-out valve lines to one central hub, vs. several pipes sticking out of the ground.Here is a shot of the 2nd bed. Notice our property line set-back constraint. (orange stakes)Here is a shot of the bedded lines that supply the chambers with the pressured dose.After we backfilled, we had lots of manual racking to do. So I brought family members to help. Debbie and Chance Britt.
THIS WAS AN NDDS SYSTEM INSTALLED IN PEYTON, COLORADO FOR THE POPULAR CUSTOM HOME BUILDER: COPPERLEAF HOMES. THE SYSTEM WAS A NDDS FED BY A 500 GALLON INFILTRATOR PUMP TANK AND 1500 GALLON TREATMENT TANK. THE MAJOR ISSUE ON THIS PROJECT WAS HIGH GROUND WATER, THAT WE STRUCK ON DAY 1, RIGHT AT THE FOOTER. WE HAULED IN SOME 1.5″ RIVER ROCK TO STABILIZE THE GROUND WATER.
Design of system: Intech
Aggregate Supplier: Pioneer
Plastic Supplier: Plastics Inc.
Tank Supplier: Plastics Inc.
County: El Paso
Here’s a shot of the tanks. What you don’t see is the slope of the hill. This mis-planning causes the tanks to be deep, and closer to the house then the customers wanted. Water only flows downhill.Here is a shot of the bedded mainline. Hard to see but the grade is going uphill, while our grade must go downhill, at at least 2.0% pitch.Here is the 2nd compartment of the treatment tank. This has an installed effluent filter. These should be cleaned, or replaced, every year.We love the SJE Rhombus. It features audible and visual alarm, breakers for the pump and alarm, HOA (hand) switch to manually pump the tank, a pump and event counter. It was made special by SJE for the State of Colorado.Bedded NDDS field. Ready for Engineer and County inspection.Effluent line to the field… bedded and ready for inspection.
THIS WAS A NDDS SYSTEM THAT WAS INSTALLED IN FOUNTAIN COLORADO. THE FIELD WAS JUST 4800 SQUARE FEET; WITH A 1000 GALLON TANK AND A 500 GALLON PUMP TANK, BOTH BY INFILTRATORS.
Design of system: Homestake Engineering
Aggregate Supplier: N/A
Plastic Supplier: Plastics Inc.
Tank Supplier: Plastics Inc.
County: El Paso
Here is a shot of the treatment tank and pump tank. There is also a SJE Rhombus alarm and pump control installed on a simple post.Simple 3 valve effluent control box onto 3 systems of 8 lines each.Valves must be level. Here is a shot of the valves, bedded and ready for back-fill.Manny liked to celebrated when we finished the job.
THIS WAS A NDDS PROJECT IN WHICH WE WERE HIRED TO BAIL OUT A CONTRACTOR THAT WASN’T CAPABLE OF COMPLETING A NDDS SYSTEM. THE TANK WAS TO BE MOVED DOWN THE HILL TO AVOID THE EXPENSE OF A DEEP TANK. THE 6000 SQUARE FIELD WAS FED BY A 1250 GALLON ROTH TREATMENT TANK AND A 1000 GALLON ROTH PUMP TANK.
Design of system: Colorado Geoscience
Aggregate Supplier: N/A
Plastic Supplier: Castle Pines Winwater
Tank Supplier: Roth
County: Arapahoe
We crushed the deep tank (no shown) and then had to run mainline pipe around 80′. We had to double case approx 20′ due to being under the customer’s drive-way. We then dug the hole for the 2 tanks. Pretty darn deep. Each tank will have 4′ of risers.We trenched the 30 lines @ 100′ each. It’s important the trenches be 2′ apart, on center. (6000 square feet) There are also several steps down, as each system must be level.We installed the 6 ball valves. These are 2 inch ball valves that must remain level for the system to function property and last.View from the bottom of the hill.Here is another shot of the valves. Notice the snifter valve, which is to be installed at the high-point of the system, to release air in the feeder pipe.Here is a shot of both tanks with the effluent line heading up the hill to the NDDS field. Very deep tanks for today’s standards. (4′) Lots of work but meaningful. This client was a doctor for the US Army.
THIS WAS A FULL SYSTEM ON A LARGE CUSTOM HOME IN LITTLETON. THE DESIGN WAS FOR A 1500 GALLON TANK, 500 GALLON PUMP TANK, AND LARGE 8000 SQUARE FOOT NDDS FIELD, ON THE SIDE OF A HILL, NEXT TO A DRY GULCH (30′ SETBACK). TIGHT FIT.
Design of system: Colorado Geoscience
Aggregate Supplier: N/A
Plastic Supplier: Plastics Inc.
Tank Supplier: Plastics, Inc
County: Douglas
Here is the back-filled tank lid. Notice how sandy this job was. There is also a “snifter valve” installed to allow drain-back.By code, a 4″ cleanout must be installed within 5′ of the home, at or above grade. Here are the 2 tanks and alarm, back-filled. Notice the alarm. The Counties prefer the alarms at the tank location now; vs. in the basement or garage.Here is a shot of the NDDS leach field.
THIS WAS A PROJECT AT RED ROCKS WHERE THE TICKET SALES (BOX OFFICE) NEEDED TO HAVE A 2ND TANK AND LEACH FIELD INSTALLED. THEY HAD BEEN USING PUMP TRUCKS FOR YEARS RATHER THAN ALLOWING THE EARTH TO TREAT THE EFFLUENT WATER. WE HAD TO CORE DRILL INTO THE ORIGINAL TANK, THEN TRENCH UNDER THE ROAD, INSTALL THE 400 GALLON TANK NEXT TO THE ROAD AND INSTALL THE FIELD DOWN THE HILL. LOTS OF WORK!
Design of system: COWC, LLC
Aggregate Supplier: Pioneer (class 6 for road)
Plastic Supplier: Plastics Inc.
Tank Supplier: FLXX
County: Jefferson
1st we had to core-drill into the existing tank, at 3″ below the current inlet. We installed the sced. 40 and grouted the hole to seal.Fortunately Red Rocks has saw cut the street for us to trench through. Made the dirt work easier with straight cuts. FLXX craning in the small 400 gallon tank. Here is the riser of the tank, which was specified to be insulated. We also compacted the backfill soil in 12″ lifts.The small leach field, with a concrete distribution box; that as insulated.Here is the alarm box that monitored the high water float on the new tank.
THIS IS AN NDDS SYSTEM IN HUDSON CO, IN WELD COUNTY. THE HOME IS A 3 BEDROOM AND THEREFOR A 1,000 GALLON POLY SEPTIC TANK, A 500 GALLON POLY PUMP TANK (BOTH MADE BY INFILTRATORS), WHICH PUMPED TO 4 VALVES SERVING A 6400 SQUARE FOOT FIELD. INSTALLED AT 24″ WITH MINIMUM DEPTH 12″ AND THE MAX WAS 30″ TO ACHEIVE PROPER PERCOLATION AND EVAPORATION.
Design of system: Homestake Engineering
Aggregate Supplier: NA
Plastic Supplier: Plastics Inc.
Tank Supplier: Plastics Inc. (Infiltrator Tanks)
County: Weld
We began with locating the knockout in the foundation wall, that was left by the mudman, Effran. We glued the cleanout and capped to 6″ above grade.
Here is a pic of the 1000 gallon tank out of the ground. It’s about 11′ long by 5′ tall and 5′ wide.
Here is a shot of the tanks set in the ground. Notice the electric wire that are actually buried under the main line and being pulled back so we can backfill around the 1st tank. The tanks need to be level!
Here is a shot of the 500 gallon pump tank with the SJE Rhombus doing control box/alarm combo. This pump tank houses the 1/2 horse power Liberty Pump; which pumps the effluent water to the field. The pump sits on that paver that happens to be in the background.
So here is the 2″ supply line from the pump tank the to valve nest area.
Here is the valve nest area. This is meant to distribute an even amount of effluent to the 4 fields, so it MUST BE LEVEL! Notice a plumbers valve in before the valves. This valve shall be placed at the high-point from the pump to the valve area.
Here is a pic of the 1st 2 zones of drip irrigation field. This field has 4 systems – each having 8 lines that are 100′ long. They also must be 2′ apart and not be deeper than 30″ or shallower than 12″. It’s important that the headers are installed level, and the laterals (lines) shall remain level too.
Another shot of the drip field. Laterals must be 2″ wide, or greater.
Here are zones 3 and 4. We have ‘bedded’ the lines in preparation for inspection from Weld County and the Designing Engineer.
This system had failed due to an undersized leach field. The home is a walkout 5 bedroom with a bedroom above the barn. We were able to salvage the existing tank and add a 1000 gallon poly tank and 500 gallon pump tank. This home was mostly on a floodway and there the installation of the field had to be on the side of a hill.
Design of system: Colorado Geoscience
Aggregate Supplier: NA
Plastic Supplier: Plastics Inc.
Tank Supplier: Plastics Inc. (Infiltrator Tanks)
Distribution Box Supplier: FLXX
County: Douglas
We began by intercepting the line from the existing field and re routing it toward the loaction of the new tanks. We installed a 1000 gallon follwed by a 500 gallon poly tank; both by Infiltrators. A dosing and high water alarm was also added.
We then trenched under a gas line, around a fence, and through some spinker lines, up a hill, and around some trees to a concrete distribution box that was prescribed by the engineer. We has to measure and cut for many angles for this d-box.
We have to trench 5, 100′ long, 3′ wide lines; on about a 5% slope. Wasn’t fun. This is the 1st, and easiest one!
Here are 2, 3, and 4.
We passed Engineer and Tri County inspection and were clear to cover. Off to another one. Contact us for a quotes on installing or replacing your septic system.
This is an NDDS system in Elkorn Ranch, in Parker, CO. The home is a walkout 3 bedroom and therefor a small 1,000 gallon poly septic tank, a 500 gallon poly pump tank (both made by Infiltrators), which pumped to 4 valves serving a 4000 square foot field. We have to stair step the field 3 times as the min depth was 12″ and the max was 30″ to acheive proper percolation and evaporation.
Design of system: Colorado Geoscience
Aggregate Supplier: NA
Plastic Supplier: Plastics Inc.
Tank Supplier: Plastics Inc. (Infiltrator Tanks)
County: Elbert
We began, as we normally do, by trying to find the stubbed plumbers pipe. Some plummbers do a fantastic job of labeling and others do not. Fortunately, the homeowner/GC was with us to help locate it. Notice the depth of this by the height of the cleanout!
Elkhorn Ranch Septic
We then excavated for the 1000 gallon poly tank followed by the 500 gallon pump tank. Notice the risers must come to grade (or above). We also installed the floats and alarm.
We then treched 20, 8″ wide, 100′ long lines. Min Depth 12″ and Max depth 30″. We had to have 4 separate stairs to acheive flatness.
The system was connected to the valves. (covered with boxes)
Here is another view. It’s hard to see but there are 4 steps.
We passed inspection from Elbert County and Colorado Geoscience, and we covered and off to the next. Another successful OWTS instalation from:
This job came to us from High Plains Sanitation, after it discovered the field was not draining properly. The owners existing concrete tank, a 1250 gallon appear to be in good shape so it remained in the system. We added a 500 gallon pump tank and 4000 square feet of field in 20 100′ trenches.
Design of system: Colorado Geoscience
Aggregate Supplier: NA
Plastic Supplier: Plastics Inc.
Tank Supplier: Existing tank used with Plastics Inc. Pump Tank by Infiltrators
County: Elbert
1st, we needed to add risers on the existing tank, which appear to be in fine condition.
Next, we excavated for the pump tank. This was a 500 gallon tank with a 1/2 Horse liberty Pump and a SJ Alarm box.
We then had to trench under a fench and out into a horse pasture to connect to the new field.
Let the trenching begin:
We then connect the pipe (2″ PVC with perf holes on 8″). Everything must be level; like on a pool table.
Next comes the valves. They must be 100% level so an equal amount of efflent is distributed to the system.
Inspections from Engineer and County passed. We cover and move onto the next. Another successful system installed by:
